Activating Or Deactivating Snow Chain Mode; Tyre Pressure - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual

Never fit snow chains on the front
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wheels.
Only fit snow chains on the rear wheels
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in pairs.
* NOTE Damage to components of the
vehicle body or chassis due to fitted
snow chains
If you fit snow chains to the front wheels of
4MATIC vehicles, you may damage compo‐
nents of the vehicle body or chassis.
Only fit snow chains to the rear wheels
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of 4MATIC vehicles.
Observe the following notes when using snow
chains:
Snow chains are only permissible for certain
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wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain
information about this from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
For safety reasons, only use snow chains that
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have been specifically approved for your
vehicle by Mercedes-Benz, or snow chains
with the same quality standard.
If snow chains are fitted, the maximum per‐
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missible speed is 50 km/h.
Vehicles with Active Parking Assist: do
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not use Active Parking Assist when snow
chains are fitted.
Vehicles with level control: if snow chains
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are fitted, only drive at raised vehicle level
( page 269).
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Vehicles with rear axle steering: if snow
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chains are fitted, only drive with snow chain
mode active ( page 395).
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You can deactivate ESP to pull away
( page 235). This allows the wheels to
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spin, achieving an increased driving force.

Activating or deactivating snow chain mode

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Activate or deactivate Snow chain
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When the function is active, the vehicle behaves
as if snow chains were mounted. For example,
the maximum steering movement of the rear
wheels is limited.
Additionally, parts of the driving and driving
safety systems are not available when snow
chain mode is active.

Tyre pressure

Notes on tyre pressure
Tyre pressure which is too high or too low can:
Shorten the service life of the tyres.
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Cause increased tyre damage.
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Adversely affect driving characteristics and
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thus driving safety, e.g. due to aquaplaning.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to repea‐
ted pressure drop in the tyres
The wheels, valves or tyres could be dam‐
aged.
Too low a tyre pressure can lead to the tyres
mode.
bursting.
Wheels and tyres 395